We all like to be comfortable, and one of the best ways to do this is to ensure that you are getting a good night sleep. This is an important part of our biology that we often ignore and when this happens we find ourselves faced with poor health, depression, and bad performance. When it comes to ensuring that we have a good night's sleep it doesn’t matter if we are spending the night in a bunk bed, or luxury king sized bed, what will really make the difference is great linens, and peace.

Statistics show that stress is a major contributor to our sleep deficiency and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute has indicated that in the United States there are over 70 million people who suffer from some kind of sleep deficiency on a regular basis. Experts believe that adults should be getting on average of approximately 8 full hours of sleep a night. Less and more then this optimal number is a possible contributor to heart related diseases.

It is important to note that of the 70 million who are suffering from sleep loss, as many as 40 million have a chronic problem. Although women seem to suffer more from this problem, it is something that we can all fall victim to.

According to a yearly study by the Better Sleep Council there are on average approximately 65% of United States citizens who are regularly losing sleep primarily due to stress in their lives. Nearly half of those surveyed stated that they had lost sleep at least one night during the previous week, and 16% suffered from stress related insomnia.

Despite the fact that many of these victims have similar experiences regarding the reason for their lack of sleep, only 27% of the women surveyed recognized that sleep has a large effect on your overall health. What people fail to see however is what kind of full effect not getting enough sleep can have. This can adversely affect you in some unexpected ways.

According to researchers there is a possible correlation to weight gain and sleep. According to some of the findings at the Atlanta School of Sleep Medicine a hormone called ghrelin, which works with leptin to serve as a balance system for hunger, is a chemical that causes you to feel hungry. The leptin counters this when you eat, causing you to feel full, or satisfied. When you fail to get enough sleep it is believed that you do not produce the needed amount of leptin, causing you to feel hungrier throughout the day. When you get enough rest, it is possible that this will curve your need to eat.

There are many reasons why sleep is important, and in the end the most important thing to remember is you could be sleeping on small twin over full bunk beds or a mattress made for an emperor, all that will really make a difference in whether or not you get a good night sleep is if you have clean and fresh linens, and a clean and calm mind. The rest will take care of itself.